Mohawk Industries, Inc. [CALHOUN, GA] (NYSE: MHK) announced the appointment of Frank H. Boykin as chief financial officer. Boykin previously served as Mohawk’s chief financial officer from 2005 to 2019. He initially joined the Company as corporate controller in 1993. Boykin retired in 2019 and has continued to support the business as a senior consultant for the past year. Glenn Landau, former chief financial officer, left the Company to pursue other interests.

Vivian Liu

Shutterfly, Inc. [REDWOOD CITY, CA] announced the appointment of Vivian Liuas senior vice president and chief financial officer. Most recently, Vivian was senior vice president and chief financial officer at Lexmark International. Prior to Lexmark, Vivian served as vice president of finance, Enterprise BG, for Huawei Technology Inc. Before that, Vivian spent eight years in finance positions with Cisco Systems based in the Silicon Valley, most recently as director of finance, U.S. Enterprise Segment Sales and Service. Earlier in her career, Vivian held finance positions with Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, Goldman Sachs, and Deloitte & Touche LLP in Connecticut, New York and San Francisco. She began her career with China Merchants Bank in Shanghai.

Chuck Butler

Lexmark [LEXINGTON, KY] announced that Chuck Butler has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer. Butler succeeds Vivian Liu, who has decided to pursue another opportunity outside Lexmark. Most recently Butler served as vice president of Financial Planning and Analysis. Prior roles include vice president of Sales Operations and Business Analytics, director of Corporate Finance, and senior manager of Financial Planning and Analysis. He joined Lexmark in 2004 as a senior financial analyst. Prior to joining Lexmark, Butler worked in finance roles at Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, LG&E and KU Energy, and the J. Peterman Company.

Altria Group, Inc. [RICHMOND, VA] (NYSE: MO) announced that upon the promotion of Billy Gifford to serve as Altria’s CEO from his most recent role as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, the company appointed Salvatore Mancuso Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently Manucuso was Senior Vice President, Finance and Procurement.

Momentive Performance Materials [WATERFORD, NY] named Cris Barros as its new Chief Financial Officer. Barros came to Momentive after 12 years with The Mosaic Company, most recently serving as VP of Finance, responsible for Controllership and Financial Planning & Analysis. Prior roles include Business Unit CFO, VP – Finance for Commercial, VP – Corporate Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, and Director of Business Development. Before Mosaic, Cris held multiple finance and business roles with companies such as Carval Investors, Cargill, Banco Boavista Interatlantico, and BancoFrances e Brasileiro.

Immunic, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: IMUX) announced the departure of Chief Financial Officer Sanjay S. Patel who has resigned to pursue opportunities in the nonprofit sector. Glenn Whaley, Principal Accounting Officer and Controller, has been promoted to the position of Vice President Finance.

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. [DULUTH, GA] (NYSE: ABG) announced that Patrick (“PJ”) Guido will join the company as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective May 11, 2020. Guido joins the Company from lululemon athletica inc., where he served as Chief Financial Officer since April 2018. Prior to that, Guido spent seven years at VF Corporation. During his seven-year tenure at VF Corporation, he served as Treasurer and Vice President of Corporate Development. Previously, Guido served in roles of increasing responsibilities at The Home Depot, Inc. and Saks Incorporated.

Incident IQ, LLC [ATLANTA] announced that Mike Hickey has been named to the company’s executive team as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Incident IQ, Hickey worked for ScanSource where he served in various leadership roles for the last 20 years. Previously, Hickey co-founded a cloud tech company—the startup was later acquired by ScanSource. Prior to these experiences Hickey began his career in finance as an accountant for a Manhattan CPA firm.

Wheel [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the addition of chief financial officer Chris Donus. Donus comes to Wheel from Lyft and Silvercar, where he served as Vice President of Express Drive and President and Chief Operating Officer, respectively.

Henry H. Moomaw III

U.S. Oral Surgery Management (USOSM) [IRVING, TEXAS] named Henry H. Moomaw III as chief financial officer. Previously, Moomaw served as CFO for Excalibur Resources and TEAK Midstream in the energy sector. Prior to that, he spent 13 years as VP controller for Animal Health International. Moomaw also served as controller for Fireboard Corp, assistant controller for Hadson Corp, a senior analyst for Electronic Data Systems and an auditor with Arthur Andersen.

Motus [BOSTON] announced it has appointed Karen O’Byrne as Chief Financial Officer. O’Byrne joins Motus following former CFO Tim Brown’s transition to Chief Corporate Development Officer at Motus earlier this year.

Altamira Technologies Corporation [MCLEAN, VA] announced that Adam Omar has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Adam has been the CFO at two successful equity-backed companies and held leadership positions at large systems integrators and software firms, including SAIC, Software AG, and LexisNexis.

Beacon [HERNDON, VA] (NASDAQ: BECN) announced the appointment of Frank A. Lonegro as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Lonegro will join Beacon on April 20, 2020 and assume his role as Chief Financial Officer on or about May 15, 2020 as current Chief Financial Officer Joseph Nowicki transitions his duties. Prior to joining Beacon, Lonegro had a career at CSX Corporation, where he served for nineteen years, culminating as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2015-2019. Prior to joining CSX, Lonegro practiced law for seven years.

Chris Reinmiller

Controlled Contamination Services [SAN DIEGO] announced Chris Reinmiller as the new Chief Financial Officer for the company. Reinmiller comes to CCS from CW Wright Construction where he served as the CFO. Prior to that Reinmiller was the Vice President of Business Operations for PrimeLine Utility Services. Chris also worked for Microsoft’s Data Center Construction group.

Potbelly Corporation [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: PBPB) announced that Steven W. Cirulis joined as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. Cirulis has been with Potbelly since December 2019, serving in a strategic planning, finance and analytical consulting role. Most recently, Cirulis served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Projects at Panera Bread. Prior to his role at Panera Bread, Cirulis was the Global Vice President, Corporate Strategy at McDonald’s, Senior Director of Strategy, Business Development and Insights, Gap Brand at Gap, Inc., and was Associate Partner at Prophet, Inc.

MOD Super-Fast Pizza Holdings, LLC [SEATTLE] announced the appointment of Josh Guenser as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Guenser joins MOD after spending the last 10+ years at Starbucks, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Finance, Americas. During his tenure at Starbucks, he also held vice president and director-level roles in finance – focused on retail operations, global supply chain and reporting. Prior to Starbucks, Guenser was at KPMG for over seven years.

Woodward, Inc. [FORT COLLINS, CO] (NASDAQ: WWD) announced that Robert (“Bob”) F. Weber, Jr., resumed the role of Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer. Concurrently, Jonathan (“Jack”) W. Thayer, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, will depart the Company. Weber has 15 years of service with Woodward and over 40 years of industry experience. He served as Chief Financial Officer from August 2005 until September 2019 and as Vice Chairman since October 2011. Mr. Weber previously announced his intention to retire in 2020, but in January 2020, the Company announced that he had postponed his retirement indefinitely, and he remained with the Company as Vice Chairman.

Macy’s, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: M) announced that Paula Price, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has made the decision to leave the company as of May 31, 2020. She will continue in her current role until that date, and in order to support a well-ordered transition, Price will remain an advisor to the company through November 2020. Price has served in her current role with Macy’s, Inc since July 2018.

Amir Jafari

Reputation.com [REDWOOD CITY, CA] named Amir Jafari as the company’s new CFO. Jafari most recently spent five years at ServiceNow, where he helped create the Finance and Legal business unit, which he ultimately led as the VP and general manager. Prior to this, he served as the company’s vice president of finance and corporate controller. Jafari also served as senior director of finance and assistant controller at Atmel Corp., and director of financial planning and analysis at InvenSense. Jafari has also held financial positions at Magellan Navigation, AppliedMicro and Memec.

Clearwater Paper Corporation [SPOKANE, WA] (NYSE: CLW) announced the appointment of Michael (Mike) J. Murphy as senior vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding Robert (Bob) G. Hrivnak who will be leaving the company.Murphy joins Clearwater Paper from NxEdge, Inc., where he served as CFO. Prior to NxEdge, he held senior finance, risk management, and strategy positions with Kapstone Paper and Packaging and Boise, Inc. In addition to his industry experience, Mr. Murphy has over 17 years in investment banking with J.P. Morgan Securities and John Nuveen & Co.

Delek US Holdings, Inc. [BRENTWOOD, TN] (NYSE: DK) and Delek Logistics Partners, LP (NYSE: DKL) announced that Reuven Spiegel will be appointed EVP and assume the role of CFO following the departure of Assi Ginzburg in May. Spiegel has served as a member of the Board of our general partner since July 2014, as a member of the Audit Committee and Conflicts Committee since September 2014 and as a member of the EHS Committee since its inception in October 2016. Prior to joining the Board, Spiegel served as Chief Executive Officer of Israel Discount Bank Ltd. from 2011 through 2014 where he had previously held the position of Executive Vice President from 2001 through 2005. Mr. Spiegel also served as Chief Executive Officer of IDB Bank of NY from 2006 to 2010. He also has experience as an executive in the real estate industry. Spiegel will maintain his position on the Board of DKL and Assi Ginzburg will assist in transitioning responsibilities to Spiegel through first quarter results.

Robert Andrews

Engage3 [DAVIS, CA] announced that Robert Andrews has joined the team as its new Chief Financial Officer. Andrews has spent more than fifteen years in SaaS companies as CFO and COO in industries as varied as manufacturing and biotech. Some of the companies he has worked for include Worcester Controls Corporation, iRobot Corporation, and Mirror Image Internet.

Brice Hill

Xilinx, Inc. [SAN JOSE, CA] (NASDAQ: XLNX) announced it has appointed Brice Hill to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Hill joins Xilinx from a 25-year tenure at Intel Corporation, where he most recently served as the CFO and COO, Technology, Systems and Core Engineering Group. Prior to that, Hill was Corporate Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Unit finance, including the Data Center, PC, and IoT business units. Hill had also previously held senior finance roles in capacity strategy, PC desktop and chipsets, and the data center at Intel. Prior to Intel, Hill worked at General Motors Corporation where he held various finance positions.

Erie Street [CHICAGO] announced the hire of Matt Hallgren as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Erie Street, Matt served as Chief Financial Officer of Glencoe Capital. Prior to that, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Press Ganey, and has also held leadership roles at Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., Boeing, and Deloitte.

K12 Inc. [HERNDON, Va.] (NYSE: LRN) announced the appointment of Timothy Medina as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) while James Rhyu will take on the newly formed role of President – Corporate Strategy, Marketing, and Technology. Rhyu has served as K12’s Chief Financial Officer since 2013 and was performing the dual roles of CFO and President of Products and Technology. Medina most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TPx Communications. Prior to his role at TPx Communications, Medina served as CFO of ECI Conference Call Services. He has also served as CFO, and in senior leadership positions for Independent Wireless One Holdings, Verizon Communications, CTI Holdings, CANTV, and GTE Corporation.

Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. [PETALUMA, CA] announced the appointment of B. John Lindeman as its new Chief Financial Officer. Lindeman most recently he served as chief financial officer and corporate secretary at Calavo Growers, Inc. Prior to joining Calavo in 2015, he held various leadership positions within the finance and investment banking industries, including serving as managing director at Sageworth Trust Company, managing director and co-head of the consumer and retail group at Janney Montgomery Scott, managing director at Stifel Nicolaus and principal at Legg Mason. Prior to joining Legg Mason, he was a Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Michael Garamoni

Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC [VERO BEACH, FL] appointed Michael Garamoni as Chief Financial Officer. Garamoni has spent the past 13 years in finance, reporting and planning, which included roles as Vice President of Global Finance for Ryan Specialty Group, LLC., and at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP.

Morphic Therapeutic [WALTHAM, MA] (NASDAQ: MORF) announced the appointment of Marc Schegerin, M.D., as chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Dr. Schegerin was most recently chief financial officer of ArQule. Prior to this role, Dr. Schegerin served in various senior healthcare investment banking roles at CitiGroup and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Gannett Co., Inc. [MCLEAN, VA] (NYSE: GCI) announced the appointment of Douglas E. Horne as our new Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Horne served as Global Controller for The We Company (WeWork). He previously spent eight years at Warner Media LLC (formerly Time Warner Inc.), most recently as Senior Vice President and Controller. Before joining Warner Media LLC, he served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer for AOL Inc.

Christopher Saunders

SmartDrive Systems [SAN DIEGO] announced the appointment of Christopher Saunders as chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently CFO at Capsule Technologies, Saunders previously held senior level and CFO responsibilities for a variety of Qualcomm companies, including Qualcomm Life, Snaptracs, Qualcomm Labs, FLO TV and Qualcomm Ventures over a 14-year period. Prior to Qualcomm, he was vice president of finance at SupplyPro.

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. [HAWTHORNE, NY] (NYSE: TARO) announced the appointment of Daphne Huang as Vice President, CFO and Chief Accounting Officer. Huang has over 20 years of senior executive experience in finance; most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer at Humanwell Healthcare USA & Puracap International. Prior to Humanwell, Huang held progressively responsible positions in the financial service sector and debt capital markets working for companies such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers, FleetBoston, GE Capital and HSBC.

Ashraf M. Fahmy

CallisonRTKL [Washington, DC] announced that Ashraf M. Fahmy joined the practice as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Fahmy joins CallisonRTKL from CHA Inc. in Atlanta where he was Senior Vice President of Finance. Prior to his time with CHA Inc. he was CFO of International Engineering and Construction for AMEC Foster Wheeler and Regional Controller for URS Corporation.

GTT Communications, Inc. [MCLEAN, VA] (NYSE: GTT) announced that Steven Berns has joined the GTT leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining GTT, he served as Co-Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Shutterstock. Prior to his tenure at Shutterstock, Berns served in several executive leadership roles, including as Chief Financial Officer at the Tribune Media Company, and Revlon.

David Merino

Bigfinite, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that David Merino has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Before joining Bigfinite as CFO, David Merino was the Managing Director for Novartis Integrated Services Limited, after spending five years as part of their Corporate CFO Leadership program. Prior to that, he served as CFO for Novartis Ringaskiddy Limited.

Aaron Deer

Columbia Banking System, Inc. [TACOMA, WA] and Columbia Bank (NASDAQ: COLB) announced that Aaron Deer has been appointed Columbia’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective on or before April 30, 2020. Deer’s appointment is the result of an extensive national search following the departure of Greg Sigrist in February 2020. Deer was most recently a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Piper Sandler. Prior to Piper Sandler, Deer provided research coverage on a variety of regional and national banks for RBC Capital Markets, and he supervised research and valuation teams for a middle-market M&A boutique. Mr. Deer began his career serving in a variety of frontline and back-office positions at community banks.

Patrick Wood

Kemin Industries [DES MOINES, IA] appointed Patrick Wood, formerly Vice President of Finance for Kemin Nutrisurance, as Chief Financial Officer. Wood joined Kemin in 2013 as a senior accountant before becoming an accounting manager a year later. The following year, he was promoted to controller for Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health – North America, and in 2015 became finance director for the business unit. In 2018, Wood took on the position of Vice President of Finance for Kemin Nutrisurance. Wood succeeds Tammi Guldenpfennig, a longtime Kemin leader who spent 30 years with the company.

Cynosure, LLC [WESTFORD, MA] announced the appointment of David Long as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Until recently, Long served as CFO at Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. Prior to his time at Corindus, Long spent nearly a decade at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where he held the position of Vice President of Finance of the Laboratory Equipment Division.

Conrad M. Hein

Aludyne [SOUTHFIELD, MI] announced that Conrad M. Hein has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Hein served as the Vice President of Finance – Global Manufacturing and Vice President of Finance – North America for Cooper Standard.

Ebix, Inc. [JOHNS CREEK, GA] (NASDAQ: EBIX) announced an addition to its leadership team with the appointment of Steven M. Hamil (Steve) as Executive Vice President and Global Chief Financial Officer. Hamil joins Ebix from Regions Financial Corporation where he began in 2013 as Senior Vice President and Managing Director. Hamil has extensive experience in banking and capital markets with NationsBanc Capital Markets (now Bank of America) and Wachovia Capital Markets (Wells Fargo). Through his career, Hamil has held senior financial and accounting leadership roles as Vice President and Controller and subsequently being appointed to Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Movie Gallery, Inc. Robert Kerris, former CFO, will remain with the company reporting to Mr. Hamil and will oversee Ebix’s SEC reporting and financial planning and analysis.

Duolingo [PITTSBURGH] announced the appointment of Matt Skaruppa as the company’s first Chief Financial Officer. Skaruppa comes to Duolingo with more than 15 years of finance and operations experience, most recently as a senior member of Goldman Sachs Investment Partners. Prior to that, he spent five years as an operating executive for KKR Capstone.

Andrew Fascia

PJ SOLOMON [NEW YORK], a leading financial advisory firm and independently operated affiliate of Natixis, announced that Andrew Fascia has joined as the firm’s new Chief Financial Officer. Fascia most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of boutique investment bank Greentech Capital Advisors. Prior to that, he was a senior associate in the finance team at Citadel Investment Group. He began his career in audit at Ernst & Young.

Oshkosh Corporation [OSHKOSH, WI] (NYSE: OSK) announced that David M. Sagehorn, who has served the Company for two decades, including 12 years as Chief Financial Officer, has decided to retire effective April 3, 2020. Sagehorn will serve as an external advisor for a year after his retirement date to ensure a smooth transition. Michael E. Pack, Vice President of Finance in the Fire & Emergency segment at Oshkosh, will succeed Sagehorn as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Pack has served as Vice President of Finance in Oshkosh’s Fire & Emergency segment since 2012. Pack has been with the Company since 2006 and has held finance roles of increasing responsibility with the Fire & Emergency, Access Equipment, Commercial and Corporate teams. Prior to joining Oshkosh, he was a Senior Audit Manager at Grant Thornton.

Guidewire Software, Inc. [SAN MATEO, CA] (NYSE: GWRE) announced that Chief Financial Officer, Curtis Smithis resigning for personal reasons. Smith is transitioning into a consulting role with the company effective in March 2020.

Impinj, Inc. [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: PI) announced that Cary Baker will join the company as Chief Financial Officer effective February 17, 2020. Baker comes to Impinj from RealNetworks, where he had been Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2017. Prior to RealNetworks Baker served as CFO of HEAT Software, as CFO of NetMotion Software, and as VP of Finance with Clearwire Corporation. Baker’s earlier experience includes financial leadership roles at Boost Mobile and Sprint Corporation.

Chris Dunne

Atrium Hospitality [ALPHARETTA, GA] announced the appointment of Chris Dunneto chief financial officer (CFO). Dunne worked for InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) for more than 18 years with his most recent role being the vice president operations finance, Americas for IHG in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to joining IHG in 2000, Chris started his career with Bristol Hotels & Resorts working in a variety of positions.

Amy B. Schwetz

Flowserve Corporation [DALLAS] (NYSE: FLS) announced that Amy B. Schwetzhas been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective February 24, 2020. Schwetz joins Flowserve having been the executive vice president and chief financial officer at Peabody. Throughout her 14-year career at Peabody, she served in roles of increasing responsibility including vice president, capital and financial planning; vice president, investor relations; senior vice president finance – Australia; and for the past four years, chief financial officer. Prior to her tenure at Peabody, Schwetz spent eight years in various roles at Ernst & Young. Schwetz serves on the Board of Directors for Dril-Quip, Inc.

VirtualHealth [NEW YORK] announced the promotion of Tomer Benamito Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Benami was hired as VirtualHealth’s Vice President of Finance in 2016 and was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance. Previously, Benami was employed by Apploi. Before that, he spent several years within the accounting practice at KPMG.

Tony Spagnola

ASRC Industrial (AIS) [CONCORD, CA] announced the addition of Tony Spagnolaas Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer. Spagnola joins AIS from RGP where he served as a business consultant. Prior to RGP, Spagnola held senior operational and financial leadership roles with Mastec Utility Services, Quanta Power and SelectBuild Mid-Atlantic. Previous Spagnola worked in the consulting practices of both Deloitte and PwC.

Paxxal Inc. [NOBLESVILLE, IN] announced the appointment of Jeffrey M. Barlowas Chief Financial Officer. Barlow most recently served as a Founding Partner at Brigadier Consulting Group. Previously, Barlow was a Principal at Norbridge Inc., and also worked for The Avicon Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

ivWatch [NEWPORT NEWS, VA] announced the appointment of Teresa (Terry) Blevinsas Chief Financial Officer. Blevins most recently served as the Interim CFO at Psionic Lidar. Prior to that, she served as CFO of Landmark Media Enterprises. She has held additional leadership roles in manufacturing with several Fortune 500 companies such as General Electric and Borg Warner.

Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. [RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC], a wholly owned subsidiary of Highland Therapeutics Inc., announced the appointment of Dave Lemusas Chief Financial Officer. Lemus has held several Executive Management roles including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Lemus has also held Non-Executive Board roles in private and publicly traded companies in both Europe and North America.

Tom Ondrof

Aramark [PHILADELPHIA] (NYSE: ARMK) announced that Thomas Ondrof joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Steve Bramlage who will remain with the Company until April 3, 2020 in the role of Executive Advisor to assist in this transition. Ondrof previously served as Chief Financial Officer with Performance Food Group. Prior to PFG, Ondrof spent 24 years at Compass Group North America, where he served in a variety of financial and business development leadership roles, including Chief Development Officer, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his time at Compass, Ondrof worked in planning and development at ITT Rayonier. He began his career as an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

AVEO Oncology [CAMBRIDGE, MA] (NASDAQ: AVEO) announced the appointment of Erick Luceraas chief financial officer. He most recently served as chief financial officer of Valeritas. Prior to Valeritas, Lucera served as the chief financial officer, treasurer, and secretary of Viventia Bio (acquired by Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc., now Sesen Bio). He also previously served as vice president, corporate development at Aratana Therapeutics. Previously, Lucera was vice president, corporate development at Sunshine Heart (now CHF Solution). Prior to Sunshine Heart, Lucera spent over 15 years in investment management as a healthcare analyst at Eaton Vance, the portfolio manager of the Triathlon Life Sciences Fund at Intrepid Capital, and as head of the healthcare research team at Independence Investments. He began his career as a staff auditor and accountant at Price Waterhouse & Co. (now PwC).

Gannett Co., Inc. [MCLEAN, VA] (NYSE: GCI) announced that Alison (Ali) K. Engel, Chief Financial Officer, will depart the Company at the end of the first quarter to pursue other opportunities. Mark Maring, current Treasurer of Gannett, is expected to lead the finance function on an interim basis after Ms. Engel’s departure. Maring had most recently served as the Treasurer of GateHouse Media for 10 years prior to the merger.

ECC [BURLINGAME, CA] announced that Bradley Grahamjoined our company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Graham held positions as Vice President of Controller and Vice President of Financial Operations at DynCorp International; and as Vice President of Operational Finance and Corporate Controller at Granite Construction. He also served as an Auditor at Deloitte & Touche and Arthur Anderson.

Examity [NEWTON, MA] announced the appointment of Nicholas Maloneas Chief Financial Officer. Malone served as CFO of Wayfair, since 2005. Malone served in leadership roles at high-growth startups and tech companies, including Siemens and Zagster.

The Columbus Organization [WAYNE, PA] appointed Mike Celanoas CFO. Celano spent the first 20 years of his career in public audit and accounting, and the last 15 years since that time in the CFO role for various healthcare organizations. Additionally, Celano has served on various Boards and is currently Chairman of the Board for a medical diagnostic device company.

Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: RLMD) announced that Maged Shenoudahas been appointed the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Relmada’s current CFO, Charles Ence, will assume a new role in the expanded financial team as the Company’s Chief Accounting and Compliance Officer. Most recently, Shenouda served as CFO and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development for AzurRx BioPharma. Prior to his tenure at AzurRx, Shenouda was Senior Vice President and Head of Business Development and Licensing at Retrophin, Inc. Previous to this, Shenouda spent the bulk of his career on Wall Street as an equity research analyst. He held senior level positions at UBS, JP Morgan and Stifel Nicolaus. Shenouda started his sell-side equity research career at Citigroup and Bear Stearns. Before entering Wall Street, he was a management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers Pharmaceutical Consulting practice and also spent time in pharmaceutical sales, having worked as a hospital representative and managed care specialist for Abbott Laboratories Pharmaceutical Products Division.

Varsity Brands [DALLAS] announced that John Hutchinsonhas joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Hutchinson joins Varsity Brands from Apple Leisure Group (“ALG”), where he served most recently as President with responsibility for ALG’s resort management, vacation club, and tour operator businesses. Hutchinson joined Apple Leisure Group as Chief Financial Officer in 2013. Prior to his tenure at ALG, Hutchinson served with American Airlines for 24 years, progressing through several finance and planning roles including Senior-Vice President of Planning and Chief Financial Officer of American Eagle, Managing Director of Corporate Development, and Managing Director of International Planning at American Airlines.

Peabody [ST. LOUIS] (NYSE: BTU) announced that the company has named Mark Spurbeckas Interim Chief Financial Officer replacing Amy Schwetz. Spurbeck most recently served as Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Peabody in early 2018, Mark was Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at Coeur Mining, Inc. He also previously held multiple positions at Newmont Mining Corporation over an eight-year period, including Group Executive, Assistant Controller. Mark served in several financial positions at First Data Corporation and Deloitte LLP.

COMSovereign Holding Corp. [DALLAS] (OTCQB: DRNE) (formerly Drone Aviation Holding Corp.) announced that it has appointed Brian T. Mihelichas Chief Financial Officer. Kendall W. Carpenter, the Company’s prior Chief Financial Officer, will remain with the Company and retain responsibility for the financial matters relating to its Drone Aviation business operations. Mihelich most recently served as Vice President, Managed Services, and as Head of Operations of the Vodafone account at Ericsson. His experience in the telecom sector includes senior management responsibilities for numerous business relationships including AT&T, Sprint, Vodafone, Napster, Google and Facebook. In addition, he has served with distinction in the U.S. Air Force and has also worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Chico’s FAS, Inc. [FORT MYERS, FL] (NYSE: CHS) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Todd E. Vogensenhas resigned, effective January 17, 2020, to accept a CFO position with another company. Jennifer Ellis, Senior Vice President, Finance, has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective February 3, 2020. Ellis has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Finance since July 2018 and prior to that served in various finance roles at the Company, including Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis from April 2016 to July 2018 and Senior Director, Finance from October 2015 to April 2016. Prior to joining the Company, Ellis served as Vice President, Finance of Tailored Brands, Inc. from March 2013 to October 2015.

Alaska Air Group [SEATTLE] announced that Brandon Pedersen, Chief Financial Officer since 2010, plans to retire on March 2. Shane Tackett, currently Alaska’s executive vice president of planning and strategy will succeed Pedersen. Tackett joined Alaska in 2000 and has led in many capacities across the company. In 2010, Tackett became vice president of labor relations at Alaska Airlines. In 2015, he became responsible for the revenue management and e-commerce functions for Alaska and managed relationships with key commercial technology partners. He was promoted to executive vice president of planning and strategy in 2018.

Ron Hundzinski

TI Fluid Systems [AUBURN HILLS, MI] announced that Ron Hundzinskihas been appointed Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director of the Company. Hundzinski is joining the Company from Tenneco, Inc. where he was Executive Vice President ‑ Finance. During the prior thirty-five years, he has held a variety of leadership positions in finance at Emerson Electric, GKN, Meridian Automotive and BorgWarner. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of BorgWarner from 2012 through 2018. Ron is also a Non-Executive Director of Gentherm. Ron succeeds Tim Knutson, who has elected to step down from the position to pursue other interests outside of the Company.

Maxeon Solar Technologies [SAN JOSE, CA] announced that Joanne Solomonhas been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company, a planned spin off of SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR). Solomon most recently served since 2017 as CFO for Katerra Inc. Prior to this, she worked for 16 years at Amkor Technology, Inc., in various roles including CFO. Solomon began her career at Price Waterhouse.

Cumulus Media Inc. [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ: CMLS) announced that John Abbot, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will leave the Company at the beginning of March after it reports its full-year 2019 financial results.

BBQ Holdings, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: BBQ) announced the appointment of Jim Gilbertsonas the new Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Over the past 20 years Gilbertson has been the Chief Financial Officer of a number of public companies including Children’s Broadcasting Corporation (Radio AAHS), Navarre Corporation, and Granite City Food & Brewery. He also served as Vice President of Business Development and Cable Distribution at iMedia Brands, Inc. and Executive Business Advisor and Board Member of rareEARTH. He most recently served as the CFO of Bluespire, Inc.

Party City Holdco Inc.[ELMSFORD, NY] (NYSE: PRTY) announced that Todd Vogensenhas been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Party City Holdco Inc. (“PCHI”), effective February 3, 2020. From June 2014 to January 2020, Vogensen served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Chico’s FAS. Prior to joining Chico’s, Todd spent over four years with Michaels Stores from 2005 to 2009 as Corporate Controller, Vice President of FP&A, and Vice President of Merchandising Finance. He previously held finance management positions at Gap, Inc. and Hewlett Packard Company.

NexImmune, Inc. [GAITHERSBURG, MD] announced that John Trainerhas been appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Trainer most recently served as Vice President and Head of Partnering & Strategy for MedImmune, the biologics-focused R&D unit of AstraZeneca. Previous to that role, Trainer was Vice President, Corporate Development for AstraZeneca and the commercial leader for AstraZeneca’s Infection, Neuroscience and Gastrointestinal group globally.

Prime Capital Investment Advisors [OVERLAND PARK, KS] hired Brian Dillbeckas its first chief financial officer. Most recently, he was the chief financial officer at Lockpath. Prior to Lockpath, Dillbeck held senior financial positions with American Italian Pasta Company and started his financial career with J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services in 2001.

ZAGENO [CAMBRIDGE, MA and BERLIN] announced that Robert Cruickshankjoined the company as chief financial officer. Most recently Cruickshank has spent more than four years at ezCater, where he held roles as chief administrative officer and CFO. Prior to this, Cruickshank spent almost four years at Amazon Robotics (formerly Kiva Systems) as its CFO and corporate controller. Over nearly a decade, Cruickshank was VP of finance for Aspen Technology.

Sprouts Farmers Market [PHOENIX] (NASDAQ: SFM) announced that Denise Pauloniswill join the company as chief financial officer, effective February 21, 2020. Paulonis most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Michaels Companies. Paulonis joined Michaels in 2014 and prior to her service as executive vice president and chief financial officer from 2016 to 2019, served in various finance roles within the organization, including senior vice president of finance and treasurer, and vice president of corporate finance, investor relations and treasury. Prior to joining Michaels, Paulonis held various senior level positions with PepsiCo from 2009 to 2014, including vice president of financial planning and analysis of the Frito Lay division, vice president of finance and strategy of PepsiCo U.S. Sales, and vice president of corporate strategy and development. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Paulonis held various senior positions with McKinsey & Company and Bank of America. Paulonis currently serves on the board of directors of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

Saia, Inc. [JOHNS CREEK, GA] (NASDAQ: SAIA) announced that Douglas Colhas been promoted to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Col replaces Robert Chamberswho returned to his prior employer in a senior executive position after eight months with Saia. Col joined Saia in 2014 as Vice President and Treasurer. Prior to joining Saia, Col spent over twenty years working with transportation-related businesses as an investment analyst, equity fund manager and investment banker.

Perceptron, Inc. [PLYMOUTH, MI] (NASDAQ: PRCP) announced that Bill Roeschleinhas been named Interim Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Intermolecular until its recent acquisition by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Earlier, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Power Integrations and Selectica, Inc. He has also served in multiple finance leadership roles with other global companies. He started his career at Coopers & Lybrand.

Vyome Therapeutics Inc. [PRINCETON, NJ] announced the appointment of Craig Toomanas the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to his position at Vyome, Tooman served as Chief Executive Officer of Aratana Therapeutics. He also spent six years as the Chief Financial Officer and treasurer of Aratana. Previous to Aratana, Tooman served as founder and Chief Executive Officer of Avanzar Medical, Inc. Prior to his time at Avanzar, Tooman served as Chief Financial Officer at Ikaria Inc. and Enzon Pharmaceuticals. Tooman has served on several company boards, including Insite Vision, Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, and Aratana Therapeutics, and currently serves on the Board of CureVac.

Blucora, Inc. [IRVING, TX] (NASDAQ: BCOR) announced that Davinder Athwal, Chief Financial Officer, will be stepping down from his role at the company, effective January 31, 2020, and will then be available in an advisory capacity through 2020.

Brett M. Carroll

Mercy College [DOBBS FERRY, NY] appointed Brett M. Carrollas Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He will join the College on February 1. Carroll currently serves as the Associate Vice President and Treasurer at the University of Hartford. Previously, Carroll spent several years in the financial services industry where he served as Director at UBS Global Asset Management in Hartford, CT, as well as Manager at Landmark Partners in Simsbury, CT. Carroll began his career at Coopers and Lybrand.

HealthcareSource[WOBURN, MA] announced the appointment of Sean Bridgeoas Chief Financial Officer. Bridgeo joins HealthcareSource from TimeTrade, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations. Prior to TimeTrade, he was CFO of Cure Forward. Previously, Bridgeo was CFO of NaviNet. Earlier, he held financial management positions with Coventry Healthcare and TJX Corporation.

Todd Taylor

LRES Corporation [ORANGE, CA] announced the addition of Todd Taylor as CFO. Taylor previously served as CFO of a publicly traded financial services firm.

Abott Laboratories [Abbott Park, IL] announced that Brian B. Yoor, Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, informed Abbott that he will retire as an officer of the company, effective February 29, 2020. The company has appointed Robert E. Funck, Jr. as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, effective March 1, 2020. Funck has served as Abbott’s Senior Vice President, Finance and Controller since 2018 and served as Vice President, Controller from 2013 to 2018, as Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer from 2009 to 2013, as Vice President, Internal Audit from 2007 to 2009, and as Vice President and Treasurer from 2005 to 2007. He joined Abbott in 1987 and became a corporate officer in 2005.

ALX Oncology [DUBLIN, Ireland and BURLINGAME, CA] announced the appointment of Peter S. Garcíaas Chief Financial Officer. García most recently served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PDL BioPharma.

Diversey [FORT MILL, SC] announced that Philip R. Wieland has become interim Chief Executive Officer. Wieland most recently served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Wieland is succeeded in the CFO role by Todd Herndon, who is returning to the Company after holding a series of positions of increasing responsibility over eight years at Diversey Care, including general manager of the Building Care core business, and Vice President of Finance at the time of its acquisition by Sealed Air Corporation. He has since held the CFO role at Gardner Denver. Herndon also served as CFO at Capital Safety.

David Schlett

Prime Therapeutics LLC [EAGAN, MN] welcomed David Schlettas its new chief financial officer (CFO). Schlett held finance leadership positions at Medco and served as Express Scripts’ senior vice president of finance. Most recently Schlett worked for Cambridge Advisory Group, and operated his own independent consultancy.

Barings [CHARLOTTE, NC] appointed Patrick Hoeflingto a new role as Chief Financial Officer. Patrick brings over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and has held a number of senior leadership roles at Barings, including: Treasurer; Head of the Financial Planning and Analysis Group; and a member of Barings’ Global Investment Services Group. Prior to Barings, he worked at Mangan & McColl Partners, and was a consultant in Deloitte’s Private Client Advisory Tax Group.

Mark Massaro

ArcherDX, Inc. [BOULDER, CO] announced Mark Massarohas been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mark served as Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst covering the Diagnostics and Life Sciences Tools sector at Canaccord Genuity.

Andy Reinland

WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. [SEATTLE] announced that Andy Reinlandhas been appointed as the chief financial officer (CFO) of WatchGuard. Reinland spent the last 20 years of his career with F5 Networks, where he eventually became CFO. Reinland replaces Rich Barber, who has served as WatchGuard’s CFO for nearly 10 years.

Bright Health [MINNEAPOLIS] announced that Cathy R. Smithis joining as its new chief financial officer. Smith served most recently as CFO of Target Corporation. Prior to joining Target, she was the executive vice president and CFO at Express Scripts. She has also held CFO positions in several other companies, including Walmart International and GameStop.

RealNetworks, Inc. [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: RNWK) announced that Cary Bakerinformed the Company of his decision to step down as CFO to pursue a new opportunity. In addition, the Company announced the hiring of Mike Ensingto replace Baker on an interim basis. Ensing most recently served as Chief Financial Officer from 2014 to 2019 of Savers/Value Village. Previously, Mr. Ensing served in Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer roles at Knowledge Universe, from 2012 to 2014, and in several financial leadership positions at Microsoft Corporation, from 2004 to 2012. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ensing served in various roles at consulting companies, including McKinsey & Co. and Deloitte Consulting.

NetSTREIT [DALLAS] announced the appointment of Andrew P. Blocher as its Chief Financial Officer. Blocher was previously with First Potomac Realty Trust where he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Prior to his tenure at First Potomac, Blocher served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Federal Realty Investment Trust.

E-Scape Bio, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Tony Rimacas Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rimac joins E-Scape Bio from Chrono Therapeutics Inc., where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer. Prior to Chrono, he also served as CFO of Aldea Pharmaceuticals, Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Aerovance, Inc.

Green Rabbit [BRAINTREE, MA] announced the appointment of Doug Allenas chief financial officer. Allen has served as the chief financial officer at companies, including SmartPak Equine, LLC and KUIU, LLC. Previously, he held several senior financial and operations roles at companies such as Granite Telecommunications, Outpost International, LLC, True Partners, LLC and J. Jill.

Don Newman

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: ATI) announced that effective January 6, 2020, Don P. Newman will join ATI as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Pat DeCourcy, who will remain as Senior Vice President and Special Advisor to the CEO until his previously announced retirement on March 31, 2020. Most recently, Newman was Chief Financial Officer at Stelco Holdings Inc. Prior to Stelco, Newman served for six years as Chief Financial Officer of Headwaters Inc. In previous roles, Newman served as Vice President – Controller and Interim Chief Financial Officer at Boart Longyear Limited, and Chief Accounting Officer at ACI Worldwide. At NRG Energy, Inc., Newman held leadership roles in accounting and finance over 12 years. Newman began his career as an auditor at Deloitte LLP.

Sterling Trading Tech [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Ben Mathewsas the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Mathews most recently was a Controller for a global workplace efficiency training solutions firm.

Immersion Corporation [SAN JOSE, CA] (NASDAQ: IMMR) announced the appointment of Aaron Akermanas the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will begin his employment on January 13, 2020. Akerman joins Immersion from Hypertec Group, where he was its CFO. Earlier in his career, Aaron was the CFO of Lasik MD Group and the VP of Finance for OZ Communications.

Covetrus [PORTLAND, ME] (NASDAQ: CVET) announced that Stuart B. Gleichenhaushas been named interim chief financial officer. Christine T. Komola has departed as the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. Gleichenhaus most recently served as senior managing director in the Office of the CFO Solutions practice at FTI Consulting and led the Merger Integration & Carve-outs practice.

TCF Financial Corporation [DETROIT] (NASDAQ: TCF) announced that Dennis Klaeserwill step down from his role as chief financial officer on October 1, 2020. At that time, Brian Maass, deputy chief financial officer and treasurer, will assume the role of chief financial officer. Maass assumed the role of executive vice president, deputy CFO and treasurer at TCF following the closing of the merger of equals on August 1, 2019. Prior to the merger, he served TCF as its CFO for nearly four years, and treasurer and chief investment officer for three years. Maass previously held leadership roles at Wells Fargo and Crowe LLP.

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals [NEW YORK & SAN DIEGO] announced the appointment of Melissa Epperlyas Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Epperly most recently served as CFO at PsiOxus Therapeutics, and prior to that, CFO and Head of Business Development at R-Pharm US. Previously, Melissa was a Director at Anchorage Capital Group; a Vice President at Goldman Sachs in equity research in New York and London; and a management consultant with Bain & Company. She began her career at Morgan Stanley in New York in healthcare investment banking.

BGC Partners, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: BGCP) has named Steven Bisgayas Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective January 1, 2020. He will replace Sean A. Windeatt, who was Interim CFO. Windeatt will remain in his role as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of BGC. Since 2015, Bisgay was CFO of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. Prior to his time at Cantor, Bisgay was CFO at KCG Holdings, Inc. and prior to that, he served as CFO and COO, Head of Business Development, Group Controller, and Director of Internal Audit at Knight Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Bisgay was previously a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.

MSC Industrial Supply Co. [MELVILLE, NY] (NYSE: MSM) announced that Rustom Jilla, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has decided to step down from his position with MSC effective January 17, 2020 to become chief financial officer of a public global manufacturing company. Greg Clark, the Company’s Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller, will assume the position of Interim CFO effective following Jilla’s departure. Clark has held various finance positions with the Company since 2003.

C.A. Fortune [CHICAGO] announced Dave Cox as Chief Financial Officer. Cox has 20 years of experience in corporate finance and is joining C.A. Fortune after 15 years working with CareerBuilder, most recently as Vice President of Global Financial Planning and Analysis.

Chris Ricuarte

VillageMD[CHICAGO] announced it hired Chris Ricaurteas chief financial officer (CFO). Ricaurte has more than 20 years of senior executive finance experience and previously served in financial and operational roles at General Electric, Applied Materials and Nortel Networks. Most recently, Ricaurte was the CFO of R1. VillageMD’s current CFO, Ross Levine, will become the company’s chief strategy officer.

Libbey Inc.[TOLEDO, OH] (NYSE American: LBY) announced the appointment of Juan Amezquitaas the Company’s senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, effective January 13, 2020. Amezquita will succeed James C. Burmeister, who has served as Libbey’s CFO since March 2017. Burmeister will remain at Libbey and will continue to serve as senior vice president, chief operating officer. Amezquita joins Libbey from Owens-Illinois, where he has served as vice president of strategy and integration since April 2019. Amezquita previously held roles of increasing responsibility in O-I’s finance and treasury functions, beginning in 2005 as Colombia treasurer and culminating in his roles as vice president and treasurer from 2012 to 2015 and vice president of finance and corporate controller from 2016 to April 2019. Amezquita’s earlier experience includes serving as chief financial officer for companies in the business services and health care industries in Colombia, as well as working as an IT system analyst.

Cars.com Inc. [CHICAGO] (NYSE: CARS) announced the resignation of Becky Sheehan, Chief Financial Officer, effective Jan. 10, 2020. Becky has served as CFO of CARS since January 2017. The Company has appointed Jandy Tomy, Vice President of Treasury and Investor Relations, to serve as interim CFO. Jandy has been at CARS since March 2017 and has more than 20 years of public company experience in various financial and accounting roles.

NexTier Oilfield Solutions [HOUSTON] (NYSE: NEX) announced that Kenneth Pucheu, previously Vice President of Finance, has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Pucheu succeeds Jan Kees van Gaalen, who is leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities. Pucheu served as Vice President of Finance at Keane Group Inc. since 2016 and NexTier since October 2019, following the merger of Keane and C&J Energy Services, Inc. Previously, he worked at Schlumberger Limited for fifteen years in various senior-level positions, including Head of Finance for Drilling and Measurements, and Director of Finance for North America Offshore.

Oconee State Bank [WATKINSVILLE, GA] (OTCQX: OSBK) announced the addition of Jim McLemoreas its new Chief Financial Officer. McLemore most recently was CEO of MidSouth Bank. Prior to MidSouth, he was the CFO of Security Bank. Earlier in his career, McLemore also served as CFO for the The Independent Bankers Bank and IberiaBank, as a staff accountant for the Securities and Exchange Commission and as an audit manager at Mauldin & Jenkins.

Abed Abdo

ALSAC [MEMPHIS, Tenn.] the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, announced that Abed Abdo has joined its team as chief financial officer. Abed was previously the vice president of finance, Americas, at ConvaTec. Prior to that he spent 19 years with Abbott Laboratories, in leadership positions of increasing responsibility where he led the global finance function as division controller of Abbott Molecular Diagnostics and served as area finance director of Latin America for Abbott Nutrition.

RGC Resources Inc. [ROANOKE, VA] (NASDAQ: RGCO) announced Randall “Randy” Burtonwill join the company effective January 16, 2020 and will be appointed Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. In his previous role as a partner at Brown, Edwards and Company, L.L.P., Burton, served both public and private companies in all areas of assurance and advisory responsibilities. Prior to joining Brown Edwards, Burton was a partner at Cherry Bekaert LLP and a Senior Manager at KPMG. Prior to his extensive public accounting tenure, Burton held several key positions at Advance Auto Parts, Inc. after beginning his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Freshpet, Inc. [SECAUCUS, NJ] (NASDAQ: FRPT) announced that Dick Kassar, Freshpet’s CFO, will transition into the newly created advisory role of Vice Chairman, effective September 30, 2020. In support of this planned CFO transition, Freshpet also announced today the appointment of Heather Pomerantz, currently Vice President of Finance, North America for The Nature’s Bounty Company, to the newly created role of Executive Vice President of Finance, effective January 13, 2020, transitioning into the role of CFO, effective October 1, 2020. Prior to Mrs. Pomerantz’s role at The Nature’s Bounty Company, she had a lengthy career at Unilever and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Her roles at Unilever included oversight and leadership of many key finance and operations responsibilities, including sales and marketing finance, financial services, controller, supply chain finance and information technology. At PriceWaterhouseCoopers she was a consultant responsible for ERP implementations.

Jerome Rouquet

Visteon Corporation [VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI] (NASDAQ: VC) announced that Jerome Rouquethas been appointed senior vice president, finance, effective Jan. 21, 2020. Rouquet will become Visteon’s chief financial officer following the filing of the company’s fiscal 2019 financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission, replacing William R. Robertson, who has served as interim CFO since Nov. 1, 2019. Rouquet had a 23-year career at Federal-Mogul, where he served as vice president, chief accounting officer and controller from July 2010 to January 2016, and senior vice president and chief financial officer from January 2016 to September 2018. Following the acquisition of Federal-Mogul by Tenneco Inc., Rouquet most recently served as senior vice president, finance, Motorparts, for Tenneco, from October 2018 to December 2019.

Schmitt Industries, Inc. [PORTLAND, OR] (NASDAQ: SMIT) announced that Regina Walker has tendered her resignation as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective January 15, 2020.

Aurora Spine Corporation [CARLSBAD, CA] (TSX-V: ASG) announced the appointment of Jana F. Kienaas their Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Kiena began her career with Arthur Anderson and has managed accounting operations in large, mid-sized and start-up companies, both publicly traded and private. Former CFO Sarina Mason resigned from the Company to pursue other opportunities.

Lantern Pharma [DALLAS AND KEARNY, NJ] announced the appointment of David Margraveas Chief Financial Officer. Margrave joins Lantern after having served at BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Margrave served in various positions during his time at BioNumerik, including as President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel.

Vishal Chhibbar

Epiq [NEW YORK] announced that Vishal Chhibbarhas joined Epiq as president and chief financial officer. Chhibbar most recently served for 10 years as the executive vice president and chief financial officer for EXL Services. Prior to his role at EXL, Chhibbar has served in numerous leadership roles across the financial sector, including at GE Capital, American Express Bank, and Xerox and has directed initiatives in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, United States, and India.

WidePoint Corporation [FAIRFAX, VA] (NYSE American: WYY) appointed Kellie Kimas the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Kim has served in a range of senior finance roles throughout her career, including as CFO of Witt O’Brien’s, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seacor Holdings, CFO of Opus Group, and CFO of Astrium Services Government, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space.

Emerald Scientific, LLC [SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA] announced the appointment of its new Chief Financial Officer, Leigh White. White spent 14 years as a Silicon Valley venture capital investor, starting as a partner with Sunrise Capital, and later leading her own venture lending fund, Contare Ventures. In 2010, White acquired a scientific consulting firm, Alertness Solutions, and served as President until negotiating the 2015 sale of the company to CurAegis Technologies. White then served as Executive Vice President of Business Development for CurAegis until 2018.

Iterable[SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Will Johnsonhas joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Johnson held leadership positions at Workday, DemandTec, GuideSpark and others.

Stonebranch Inc. [ATLANTA] announced the promotion of Felix Lademacherto Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, he led finance, legal and HR for Stonebranch’s EMEA region. His experience includes progressive roles in both M&A advisory and the corporate finance industry.

Ed Bass

Equitus Corporation [CLEARWATER, FL] announced the appointment of Ed Bass as President and Chief Financial Officer. Bass joins Equitus from Xerox, where he was President of Xerox Business Solutions (XBS), the largest and most successful subsidiary of Xerox. Ed has held several other leadership positions within XBS, including General Manager and CFO. During his career, Ed has also held leadership positions within CP Ships and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Freddie Mac [McLean, VA] announced that James G. Mackey, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, notified the company that he is stepping down from his position. Donald Kish, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, will serve as interim Chief Financial Officer, in addition to his current role. Kish has served as Freddie Mac’s Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2018. Previously, he served as Vice President, Single-Family Controller, from 2014 to 2018 and as Vice President with responsibility for various accounting and control matters, in support of both the Single-Family Business Division and the Investments and Capital Markets Division, from 2004 to 2014. He joined Freddie Mac in April 2002.

Workhorse Group Inc. [CINCINNATI] (NASDAQ: WKHS) appointed Steve Schraderas the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to his appointment, Schrader was CFO of Fuyao Glass America. He was also CFO of Oncology Hematology Care (OHC). He started his career working for utilities that are now part of Duke Energy. His last position there was Vice President and CFO of Cinergy’s Regulated Business prior to Duke’s acquisition in 2006.

Laboratory for Advanced Medicine [IRVINE, CA] announced the appointment of Aarif Nakhoodaas Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Nakhooda led the launch of Amazon retail in Singapore where he was CFO of the business, as well as a member of Amazon Asia Pacific’s Board of Directors. He spent 7 years at Amazon in several leadership roles, including head of finance for Amazon worldwide transportation and worldwide Prime reporting to the CFO. Prior to that, Nakhooda held leadership and strategy roles at EY and at various PE portfolio companies.

Aileron Therapeutics, Inc.[WATERTOWN, MA] (NASDAQ: ALRN) announced the promotion of Richard J. Wanstallto Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Wanstall has served as the Company’s Vice President of Finance and Operations and principal accounting officer since 2018. Prior to joining the Aileron team in 2018, Wanstall served as Vice President of Finance at Moderna Therapeutics, Inc. Prior to Moderna, Wanstall served as Senior Vice President of Global Finance at Stream Global Services, Inc., from 2010 until 2014. Previously, Wanstall also served in management roles in finance, accounting and SEC reporting for several technology and financial services companies. Wanstall began his career at Coopers & Lybrand, LLC.

Brooke Beers

Medical Marijuana, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (OTC: MJNA) announced that it has promoted its VP of Corporate Finance, Brooke Beers, to Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Beers was hired by Medical Marijuana, Inc. in 2017.

EXL [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: EXLS) announced that Pavan Bagai, who has served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer since 2012, has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer. Bagai assumes the Chief Financial Officer role from Vishal Chhibbar.

Mindshare [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Will Gravesas Chief Financial Officer for North America. Graves joins Mindshare from Dentsu Aegis Network, where he served as EVP, leading their Commercial Finance team across the U.S. Prior to that, he was the Chief Financial Officer for Vizeum, and before that, he served as SVP of Finance at IPG’s Initiative Media. Graves replaces Joe Scangamor, who was Mindshare’s CFO for North America until being promoted to serve as GroupM North America’s CFO in September.

Unilog[WAYNE, PA] announced that it has appointed Hari Gopalas the company’s new CFO. Gopal will succeed Raghavendra GS, who has assumed responsibility as Managing Director over all India-based operations for Unilog. Before joining Unilog, Gopal was the Controller of Hay Group (US), which was acquired by Korn Ferry in 2015. Prior to Hay Group, Hari served in controller positions at Mettler Toledo, and FMC Corporation.